nytimes July 28, 2021 11:01pm George Rhoads, Designer of Fantastical ‘Ball Machines,’ Dies at 95 #rhoadsgeorge #deathsobituaries #sculpture #portauthoritybusterminalmanhattanny #art #artanddesign #news George Rhoads, Designer of Fantastical ‘Ball Machines,’ Dies at 95 In his ingeniously conceived sculptures, balls seem to travel randomly and trigger various sounds. “Each pathway that the ball takes,” he said, “is a different drama.”